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Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2025

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  1. 1

    Zsolt József Simon

    121 votes

    Five-Lobed – Unglazed porcelain, created with multiple moulds; textural exoskeleton with delicate interior.

  2. 2

    Didi Ng

    119 votes

    Pleats Vase No. 7 – Pleated fir vase with ink and tung oil; reveals natural grain and soft texture.

  3. 3

    Fumiki Taguchi

    118 votes

    White Expression (series “1-4”) – Silver brooches with Gothic iconography and Japanese heraldry; multifaceted surface.

  4. 4

    Xiaodong Zhang

    111 votes

    Good Fortune #2 – Xuan paper and scale-style binding; reviving Tang Dynasty artistic techniques.

  5. 5

    Akari Aso

    110 votes

    Radiance Amidst Uncertainty: A work in bamboo, "Others" category, where the artist creates delicate forms that reflect aesthetic and natural uncertainty.

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  7. 6

    Jungin Lee

    106 votes

    A Soft Landscape: Hanji paper chair with over 100 layers bonded with flour paste; light and sturdy with no visible structure.

  8. 7

    Dickens Otieno

    101 votes

    Panya Routes – Textile map with woven aluminum cans and natural fibers, inspired by rat tracks in Kenya.

  9. 8

    Empar Juanes

    99 votes

    AURA – Jewelry in agate, steel, and rubber; minimalist necklaces that interact with the body, fusing jewelry and sculpture.

  10. 9

    Philip Eglin

    97 votes

    Rosso: Ceramic piece inspired by Italian maiolica and watering cans; rolled sheets with an expressive red slip.

  11. 10

    Rei Chikaoka

    97 votes

    Release Clear #3: A spiral tube of translucent glass and brass, exploring the tension between suspended movement and stillness.

  12. 11

    Matt Wedel

    96 votes

    Flower Tree – Spiral ceramic sculpture in porcelain stoneware, with fractal details and intuitive glaze, six months in the making.

  13. 12

    Sunyi Shin (Sunny)

    92 votes

    Embracing Lotus – Iron and silver platters with lotus motifs; they can be assembled into multiple compositions.

  14. 13

    Margaret Rarru Garrawurra

    92 votes

    Mol mindirr – Ceremonial black basket made of pandanus and kurrajong bark; contemporary Aboriginal tradition.

  15. 14

    Marie Isabelle Poirier Troyano

    90 votes

    Feelings – Shibori textile sculpture in jute and linen; orange color and embroidery evoking Sino-French landscapes.

  16. 15

    Jessica Costa

    87 votes

    Sobejos XII: Sculptural tapestry in wool, resin, and wood; it flows from the wall to the floor, combining tradition and painterly technique.

  17. 16

    Fang Liang

    86 votes

    Eternity – A monumental lacquered work, with glossy black lacquer and gray tile powder, depicting a suspended moon.

  18. 17

    Kobina Adusah

    84 votes

    I Still Face You: Three ceramic pieces ("Without a Paapa," "Early Responsibility," "Growing with the Cracks") made with clay and bandages, exploring modernity and cultural memory.

  19. 18

    Mikio Ishiguro

    84 votes

    Kyo – Sculpture in dried leaf paste on boards, exploring the fragile, natural, and artificial.

  20. 19

    Agnes Husz

    78 votes

    StopStone / Tomeishi – Fluted ceramic cube with dark pigments and glazes, inspired by the Japanese tradition of protective stones.

  21. 20

    Nifemi Marcus-Bello

    76 votes

    TM Bench With Bowl – Recycled aluminum bench reflects on consumption and globalization; received a special mention (€5,000).

  22. 21

    Aspen Golann

    75 votes

    Group Work – Hybrid brush/furniture in maple and brass, with multiple sorghum heads; reinterpretation of Appalachian ceremonial brooms.

  23. 22

    Lê Thúy

    75 votes

    Time – Lacquered clocks depicting the growth rings of trees felled in Hanoi; inlaid with shell, mother-of-pearl, and gold leaf.

  24. 23

    Hors-studio x Cécile Feilchenfeldt

    75 votes

    Mytilula – Textile curtain made of byssus (sea silk) fibers and copper; it combines tradition with ecological awareness to control light and heat.

  25. 24

    Studio Sumakshi Singh

    71 votes

    Monument – 12th-century column woven in copper zari on a soluble support, architectural homage; special mention.

  26. 25

    Anina Major

    70 votes

    Sandcastle – Ceramic that reproduces a large-scale West African weaving technique; it simulates salt-hardened sand.

  27. 26

    Yeunhee Ryu

    69 votes

    Baguni – Copper box with a design inspired by Korean basketry; hammered surfaces with texture and patina.

  28. 27

    Scott Chaseling

    68 votes

    Beyond a Slippery Grip: Glass vessel created with sophisticatedly rolled sheets and glazes between them, cast and blown using hybrid pottery and glass techniques.

  29. 28

    Kunimasa Aoki

    61 votes

    Mastery of Urushi lacquer techniques

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    Aoki won the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2025 for his ceramic work, demonstrating exceptional skill and artistic vision. His piece, 'Realm of Living Things 19', was particularly praised for its honest expression.

    • Innovation in the use of traditional materials

    • Contemporary and sculptural designs

    • International recognition in the artisanal field

    • Contribution to the preservation of ancestral crafts

  30. 29

    Caroline Broadhead

    58 votes

    Hollow Stripe Chain: Glass and thread necklace, woven in peyote stitch with thousands of Japanese beads; a textile meditation on time and repetition.

  31. 30

    Laura Mays

    56 votes

    Fluvial – Reclaimed century-old redwood wardrobe; pendular doors that sprout organically beyond the frame.

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